In a country setting with cows and a windmill in the background, a young milkmaid sits on a bench under an oak tree, receiving a ribbon from a young sailor seated beside her. Another young girl looks on from behind, while the milkmaid's country suitor...
Alternative Title:
Jealous clown
Description:
Date surmised from British Museum catalogue, v. 5, Appendix, "Key to the dates of the series of Mezzotints issued by Carington Bowles."
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles at his map & print warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, British, Clothing & dress, Sailors, Hats, Couples, Windmills, Dairy farming, Cows, and Dogs
A sailor (just returned, his dropped knapsack in the right foreground) supports his swooning wife, overcome at seeing him return, outside a thatched cottage, while a little girl and a little boy (broom in hand) on the left hurry up to help; a pig in t...
Publisher:
Publish'd 17th June 1793, by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Bags, Brooms & brushes, Children, Couples, Dwellings, Homecomings, Sailors, British, Ships, Swine, and Young adults
V. 1. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A sailor defends himself to a magistrate against a charge of beating up a man by saying he had no weapons except his fist."--British Museum online catalogue
V. 1. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A sailor defends himself to a magistrate against a charge of beating up a man by saying he had no weapons except his fist."--British Museum online catalogue
